Sony Xperia Z2 to be launched in Korea before Samsung's Galaxy S5

The South Korean smartphone market is a tough one for any outsider. Samsung, LG and Pantech are incontestable leaders on their home turf. But Sony has high hopes when it comes to its new Xperia Z2 flagship, and it’s getting ready to launch it in South Korea as soon as the end of this month, possibly even with subsidies from local carriers. This month is also when the Z2 will go on sale in Japan, as well as in other countries around the world.

According to Korean website Daum, South Korea is a very important market for Sony. That’s why the Japanese company wants to start selling the Xperia Z2 there before Samsung launches its new Galaxy S5 (which will be available from April 11).

Back in January, Sony released the older Xperia Z1 in South Korea. This marked the company’s return to the Korean smartphone market (it gave up on selling handsets there in 2011).

Please never compare ps4 with sony's phone.. i love sony's product & own lots of them from bravia tv,walkman mp3 player,ps2,ps3 and ps4.. but their phone never makes me interested.. it just meh not like their other product..

dual speakers, 21 mp 1/2.3 sensor camera. this is just specs speaking wise.
let alone the genuine premium feeling of device made of actual metal bezel and not plastic bezel that looks like metal.
i have had samsung smartphones and the worst in them is their plasticness and ugly shape. specs these days dont matter too much its all the same in all devices, just some unique specs stand out like i stated above.
i want samsung to do well so i can buy them in future.
as of now they are far too ugly

That AMOLED screen is driving me towards galaxy s5 than z2's svelte body i admit. I can replace the back cover though thats easy, there are plenty of cool replacements on ebay, but fugly touchwiz nooo.

That's the best part about Samsung phones, the backs are removable. I mentioned it before, you can find tempered glass battery, carbon fiber, leather, and aluminum. I have bunch of them, and mostly I use the stock one or the carbon fiber back. The aluminum cover drops my signal and always locks down the gps. And while the glass with rose gold aluminum bezel looks GORGEOUS, I can't stand the fingerprints and the slippery feel.

Yes, I would love to see the Z2 on Verizon. Though it'll make my decision for a new phone that much harder... already got the Nokia Icon, New HTC One, LG G3 on my radar but I would still slot the Z2 somewhere and hopefully by the time I make a choice the price will be a little lower.

While Japanese don't buy Korean products(tacit peer pressure), but Koreans buy Japanese products if it has the edge over hone-grown product. Koreans are very rational consumers. Sony used to prevail in Korea before Samsung's arise. Well, it's exactly same just like the States, IMO. Even iPhone used to prevail before GS3 launch. Lots of Koreans are still arguing about Samsung's dark side but the product speaks for itself always. Apple's virtually non-existing localized product and service couldn't win in Korea. That's all.

Go Sony!
Koreans nowadays are rational consumers and select the best goods. As my Korean friends said, they hate some Japanese that did bad things to Koreans, but don't hate Japan as a whole. Nikon, Canon cameras? Studio Ghibli films? Toyota Camrys? All Japanese, yet appreciated in Korea. As far as I can see, Sony is doing good by providing better choice and Z2 probably will sell some!

big success comes over time and take years to arrive to. some people fail to understand that here. sony is clearly rising up. it's very cool to see how sony is improving with every new flagship since they took over ericsson in 2012. exciting time! my next phone is definitely xperia flagship. no more iphone. Z2 is already ahead of the competition in overall flagship quality imo. Z3 is even going to put a bigger bomb with more substantial upgrades.

When all of you own a Sony (if you do) you will soon realize how disappointing their products really are. They're stepping up their game, but I'm telling you, there's a 50/50 chance you'll end up in the same boat as me and hate your own to death.

I love my Z1s. Fast and lag-free. Battery last forever. Waterproof. More internal memory than the Z1. More camera features than Z1. Build quality is excellent. Signal reception is outstanding. In my opinion better than G2, S4, HTC ONE, Nexus 5 in overall performance. Waiting for Z3 in the Falll with SD 805 SoC.

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